23 CFR § 650.803 - Policy.

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title: "23 CFR § 650.803 - Policy."
title_number: 23
title_name: "Highways"
section_number: "650.803"
section_name: "Policy."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
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subchapter_name: "ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS"
part_number: "650"
part_name: "BRIDGES, STRUCTURES, AND HYDRAULICS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "23 U.S.C. 119, 144, and 315."
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# 650.803 Policy.

It is the policy of FHWA:

(a) To provide clearances which meet the reasonable needs of navigation and provide for cost-effective highway operations,

(b) To provide fixed bridges wherever practicable, and

(c) To consider appropriate pier protection and vehicular protective and warning systems on bridges subject to ship collisions.